Identification of a structural motif that confers specific interaction with the WD40 repeat domain of Arabidopsis COP1.

Arabidopsis COP1 is a photomorphogenesis repressor capable of directly interacting with the photomorphogenesis-promoting factor HY5. This interaction between HY5 and COP1 results in targeted deg radation of HY5 by the 26S proteasome. Here we characterized the WD40 repeat domain-mediated interactions of COP1 with HY5 and two new proteins. Mutational analysis ...
of those interactive partners revealed a conserved motif responsible for the interaction with the WD40 domain. This novel motif, with the core sequence V-P-E/D-φ-G (φ = hydrophobic residue) in conjunction with an upstream stretch of 4-5 negatively charged residues, interacts with a defined surface area of the ss-propeller assembly of the COP1 WD40 repeat domain through both hydrophobic and ionic interactions. Several residues in the COP1 WD40 domain that are critical for the interaction with this motif have been revealed. The fact that point mutations either in the COP1 WD40 domain or in the HY5 motif that abolish the interaction between COP1 and HY5 in yeast result in a dramatic reduction of HY5 degradation in transgenic plants validates the biological significance of this defined interaction.
Mesh Terms:
Amino Acid Sequence, Arabidopsis, Arabidopsis Proteins, Binding Sites, Carrier Proteins, Cloning, Molecular, Computer Graphics, Cysteine, Models, Molecular, Molecular Sequence Data, Mutagenesis, Mutagenesis, Site-Directed, Peptide Hydrolases, Plant Proteins, Plants, Genetically Modified, Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex, Protein Structure, Secondary, Recombinant Proteins, Repetitive Sequences, Amino Acid, Repressor Proteins, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Sequence Alignment, Sequence Deletion, Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, Ubiquitin-Protein Ligases
EMBO J.
Date: Jan. 15, 2001
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